Paper vessel



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN VENEMAN, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE J. "W. SEFTON MANU-FACTURING COMPANY, OF ANDERSON, INDIANA.

ESSEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 416,817, datedDecember 10, 1889.

Application filed August 8, 1889.

To all whom it may cancer n:

Be it known that 1, JOHN VENEMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper Vessels, of whichthe following is afull, clear, and exact description, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of paper vessels used chiefly byretailers of ice-cream, oysters, and like substances of a semi-fluidcharacter; and it has for its object the improved construction of suchvessels.

The novelty of my invention will be hereinatter set forth, andspecifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a vesselembodying my invention with the lid closed. Fig. 2 is a correspondingview with the lid opened. Fig. 3 is a plan View of the blank from whichthe vessel is formed.

The same letters are used to indicate identical parts in all thefigures.

The body of the vessel maybe of the usual or any suitable constructiom-though I prefer that it should be a substantially rectangular blank ofManila paper creased, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 3, toform the bottom section A, end walls B, side walls C, and cornersections D, which, when the vessel is made up, fold over against theside walls and are secured to lock the vessel together by the ends ofthe wire or other carrying-bail E, as seen in Fig. 2.

The lid F, made of straw-board or other suitable material, has one end abent up and secured to the inner side of one of the end walls B at ornear its top by means of one or more staples b, stitching, or by glue orother suitable means, thereby aiding to stiifen said end wall, and inaddition it has on each side an upturned flap c and at its free end anupturned flap d, which is provided with one or 5 more retaining-piecesG, of tin or other material, so bent or shaped as to fit over andembrace the edge of the end wall when the lid is closed, as seen inFig. 1. The flaps c and d not only serve to stiflen the lid to preventvthe collapsing of the vessel, but they render the vessel tight when thelid is closed.

If desired, and it is my preferred construc-.

tion, the edge of the end wall with which the I retaining-pieces Gengage is provided with a stiffening strip H, of wood or metal or othersuitable material, secu red thereto in any suitble manner.

Having thus fully described my invention,I claim- 1. The combination,with a paper vessel provided with a carrying-bail, of a lid having oneend bent to form a vertical extension for attaching it to the vessel andattached thereto, and having its opposite end bent to form a verticalextension, said latter extension being provided with one or moreretaining-pieces overlapping and embracing the edge ofthe end wall,substantially as described.

2. The combination, 1' with a paper vessel provided with acarrying-bail, of a lid having one end bent to forma vertical extensionfor attaching it to the vessel and attached thereto, provided at itssides with vertical upturnedflaps c and at its opposite end with theupturned flap 01, provided with one or more retaining-pieces G,overlapping and embracing the edge of the end wall, substantially asdescribed.

JOHN VENEMAN.

Witnesses:

C. C. YOUNG, H. F. KINGSLEY.

